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Silver Cliff vs Riverview

16 miles apart. The biggest differences: jobs per worker (2.8× in Riverview) and street grid (2× in Riverview).

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Silver Cliff, WIAn outdoors townMarinette County · 528 people
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Riverview, WIAn outdoors townOconto County · 776 people
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Where each one shines

Two towns, two different strengths

What each town does better than most of its state (not better than each other). Tap one to see the page behind it.

Silver CliffAn outdoors town
Outdoors54.5% conserved land132 miles of trails across 4 parks and preserves All about Silver Cliff →
RiverviewAn outdoors town
Outdoors71.5% conserved land70 miles of trails across 0 parks and preserves All about Riverview →
The biggest differences

Where they differ most

The rows below where the towns are furthest apart, beyond the Census margin of error. The full table is further down.

Jobs per worker2.8×
Riverview is more of a job hub
Riverview 0.51Silver Cliff 0.18
Street grid2×
Riverview has the more walkable street grid
Riverview 2.8Silver Cliff 1.4
Conserved land+17 pts
Riverview has more conserved land
Riverview 71.5%Silver Cliff 54.5%
Kids under 18+7.8 pts
Riverview has more kids
Riverview 14.6%Silver Cliff 6.8%
Trails+89%
Silver Cliff has more miles of trail
Silver Cliff 132.4 miRiverview 70.2 mi
★ What stands out · Monthly cost

A typical home costs $180 more a month in Silver Cliff

A typical home in each town, bought with 20% down at 6.3% for 30 years, plus property tax at the town’s own rate and insurance. Change the numbers to fit you.

Silver Cliff$1,350/mo
Typical home $229K (Census) · tax rate 0.77% · Housing →
Riverview$1,160/mo
Typical home $191K (Census) · tax rate 1.01% · or rent about $754/mo · Housing →

The difference: $180 a month, about $2,200 a year, between Silver Cliff and Riverview.

Estimates, not a quote: your price, rate, tax bill and insurance will differ. Tax rate = the Census median tax bill over the median home value.

Life in each

What daily life feels like in each

The weather, the land, the history and the people, row by row. None of it is a grade: more snow is a plus to a skier.

Seasons
Silver CliffRiverview
Snow a year58″61″
January low4°F4°F
July high79°F79°F
Growing season (days)118d129d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)32nd22nd
Outdoors & history
Silver CliffRiverview
Trails132 mi70 mi
Conserved land54.5%71.5%
National Register places—1
Community
Silver CliffRiverview
Posts this month00
Neighbors joined00

A dot marks the most on each row. Climate: NOAA 1991–2020 normals at the nearest station. Hazard risk: FEMA National Risk Index, expected yearly damage vs U.S. towns.

Where they are

16 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Silver CliffRiverviewSilver CliffRiverview
Silver Cliff ↔ Riverview16 miles apart
Everything, side by side

What matters to you?

Pick a few. Those rows jump to the top and the best fit on each is marked. There’s no overall score: what matters is up to you.

Silver CliffRiverview
People
Population 528Lowest 776Highest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census — +13% WI: +3.6%
Median age 62.4±3.6Highest 55% above WI 61.3±3.7Lowest 52% above WI
Silver Cliff and Riverview are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 6.8%±4Lowest WI: 21.4% 14.6%±3.7Highest WI: 21.4%
Age 65+ 42.6%±12Highest WI: 18.5% 39.6%±8.6Lowest WI: 18.5%
Silver Cliff and Riverview are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 17.1%Lowest WI: 33.4% 18.6%Highest WI: 33.4%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 0.8%±2.1Lowest WI: 5.8% 1.9%±1.7Highest WI: 5.8%
Riverview and Silver Cliff are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $55,938±$8kLowest 28% below WI $56,875±$16kHighest 27% below WI
Riverview and Silver Cliff are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $228,800±$40kHighest 14% below WI $191,100±$17kLowest 28% below WI
Silver Cliff and Riverview are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Rentmedian gross, monthly — $754±$263 31% below WI
Property taxmedian, yearly $1,760Lowest 54% below WI $1,932Highest 49% below WI
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent — 47.1%±79.2 WI: 43.7%
Below poverty line 11.7%Lowest WI: 10.6% 14.8%Highest WI: 10.6%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 96.3%Highest WI: 67.8% 95.4%Lowest WI: 67.8%
Typical home builtmedian year 1986Highest 11 yrs newer than WI 1984Lowest 9 yrs newer than WI
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 31 minLowest 40% above WI 34 minHighest 51% above WI
Work from home 9.5%±5.4Lowest WI: 13.1% 9.7%±5.7Highest WI: 13.1%
Riverview and Silver Cliff are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Work in townworking residents 0.6%Lowest 5.2%Highest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 33.3 miLowest 37.8 miHighest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.18Lowest 0.51Highest
Top workplaceoutside town Iron Mountain (9%)Townsend (8%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in RiverviewFew work in Silver Cliff
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 54.5%Lowest 71.5%Highest
Trailsmapped miles 132.4 miHighest 70.2 miLowest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 1.2 miHighest 1.0 miLowest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 4Highest 0Lowest
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 1.4Lowest 2.8Highest
Wisconsin average“±” Census margin of errorACS 2020–2024
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Sources: U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2010 & 2020 censuses, LEHD commute flows; Zillow Home Value Index; NCES Common Core of Data; FBI crime reporting; CDC PLACES; FEMA National Risk Index; NOAA U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020; USGS PAD-US and OpenStreetMap. “±” is the Census margin of error; differences inside it are never called. Property tax is top-coded by the Census at $10,000+. There is no overall score: which town is better depends on what matters to you.

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